{
  "id": 18337971,
  "title": "Maharashtra Gokul Dairy Row: Rahul Gandhi Accuses BJP Of 'Stealing Mandate'; CM Devendra Fadnavis Defends Cabinet Decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/maharashtra-gokul-dairy-row-rahul-gandhi-accuses-bjp-of-stealing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-gokul-dairy-row-rahul-gandhi-accuses-bjp-of-stealing-mandate-cm-devendra-fadnavis-defends-cabinet-decision"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra's Gokul Dairy controversy sees Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clashing over the government's move to appoint five directors to the board. Rahul Gandhi alleges the BJP altered the rules after the cooperative elections, expanding the board from 12 to 16 members and potentially manipulating the majority. Responding to the Cabinet decision, Fadnavis questioned Rahul Gandhi's relevance, given the limited voter base of the Gokul election. Congress MLC Satej Patil, a key player in the Rajarshi Shahu Shetkari Samvichari Aghadi's victory in Gokul, announced a \"Kolhapur Sangharsh Morcha\" on November 9, threatening a legal battle and street protests against the government's move. Fearing the potential takeover by Amul, Patil and others urged unity among opposition parties to oppose the government's decision. The opposition's concern lies in the potential loss of livelihood for nearly 5.5 lakh farmers who rely on Gokul Dairy.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra government's decision to nominate five directors to the board of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, popularly known as Gokul Dairy, has triggered a political confrontation, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and MLC Satej Patil accusing the ruling Mahayuti government of attempting to overturn the mandate of milk producers. Rahul Gandhi Accuses BJP Of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}